Retro: Kentucky Fri, Nov 28, 1958

[Bluenoser]

from TV Guide-Kentucky edition

Louisville (ch 3/11) and Evansville (ch 7/14/50) listed CT
Cincinnati (ch 5/9/12) and Lexiington (ch 18/27) listed ET

WAVE 3-NBC Louisville (and ABC, not mentioned by TV)
6:15 Today on the Farm "Danforth Farm Youth Center"
6:30 TBA (Continental Classroom was pre-empted)
7:00 Today
9:00 Dough Re Mi
9:30 Treasure Hunt
10:00 Price is Right
10:30 Concentration
11:00 Tic Tac Dough
11:30 It Could Be You
noon Noontime Flickers
12:10 Movie "Little Woman" (pt 2)
1:30 Haggis Baggis (c)
2:00 Today is Ours
2:30 From These Roots
3:00 Queen for a Day
3:30 Country Fair (guest: actress Linda Cristal)
4:00 Our Miss Brooks
4:30 Funny Flickers
5:00 Steve Donovan
5:30 Mickey Mouse Club
6:00 News/Weather/Sports
6:15 NBC News
6:30 Buckskin
7:00 Ellery Queen "Death Likes It Hot" (c/written by Gore Vidal, under his pen name of Edgar Box)
8:00 M Squad "The Sitters"
8:30 Thin Man "The Human Bomb"
9:00 Boxing: from MSG, a 10 round heavyweight bout between Mike DeJohn (Syracuse/35-5-1, 25 KO) and Willi Besmanoff (Berlin/37-13-7, 14 KO)
9:45 Sports (Ed Kallay)
10:00 Real McCoys "The Perfect Swine"
10:30 News/Weather/Sports
10:45 Jack Paar
mid. Movie "Best Foot Forward"

WLWT 5-NBC Cincinnati
6:00 Good Morning
6:30 Continental Classroom (as listed, I suspect WLWT could have pre-empted as well)
7:00 Today
9:00 Paul Dixon (c)
10:30 Treasure Hunt
11:00 Price is Right
11:30 Concentration
noon 50-50 Club (c/Lyons)
1:30 Tic Tac Dough
2:00 It Could Be You
2:30 Haggis Baggis (c)
3:00 Today is Ours
3:30 From These Roots
4:00 Queen for a Day
4:30 County Fair
5:00 Movie "Lady of the Tropics"
6:30 News/Weather/Sports
6:45 NBC News
7:00 Jim Thomas (c)
7:30 Buckskin
8:00 Ellery Queen "Death Likes It Hot" (c)
9:00 M Squad "The Sitters"
9:30 Thin Man "The Human Bomb"
10:00 Boxing: DeJohn v Besmanoff
10:45 Fight Beat
11:00 News/Weather/Sports
11:15 Jack Paar

WTVW 7-ABC Evansville
8:30 9th Grade English
9:00 Science & Health
9:30 US History
10:00 8th Grade Science
10:30 Government
10:55 Around Town
11:00 Day in Court
11:30 TBA (Plane Geometry was pre-empted)
11:55 Weather (Marcia Yockey, who would later join ch 14)
noon Peter Lind Hayes
12:30 Mother's Day
1:00 Liberace
1:30 Susie
2:00 Chance for Romance
2:30 Mickey Rooney
3:00 Beat the Clock
3:30 Who Do You Trust?
4:00 American Bandstand
5:00 Popeye
5:30 Mickey Mouse Club
6:00 Texas Rangers
6:30 Rin Tin Tin "Bitter Bounty"
7:00 Walt Disney "Elfego-Lawman or Gunman"
8:00 Masquerade Party
8:30 77 Sunset Strip "The Well-Organized Frame"
9:30 State Trooper
10:00 News/Weather/Sports
10:15 ABC News
10:30 Movie "Since You Went Away" (pt 2)

WCPO 9-ABC Cincinnati
7:15 Know Your World
7:30 Cartoon Capers
8:00 Willie Wonderful
8:55 Al Lewis
10:30 Grand Ole Opry
10:45 Jim & Joan Advise
11:00 Day in Court
11:30 Peter Lind Hayes
12:30 Mother's Day
1:00 Liberace
1:30 Our Miss Brooks
2:00 Chance for Romance
2:30 News/Weather
3:00 Beat the Clock
3:30 Who Do You Trust?
4:00 The Bean
5:00 Wild Bill Hickok
5:30 Mickey Mouse Club
6:00 Annie Oakley
6:30 This is Music (featuring weather presenter Paula Jane and other performers pantomiming popular songs)
7:00 Racket Squad
7:30 Rin Tin Tin "Bitter Bounty"
8:00 Walt Disney "Elfego-Lawman or Gunman"
9:00 Man with a Camera "Another Barrier"
9:30 How to Marry a Millionaire
10:00 News (O'Neil/Coleman)
10:15 Impact (Colin Male)
10:30 Yesterday's Newsreel
10:45 Klu's Corner
10:50 Weather (Paula Jane)
11:00 TV Hour of Stars "Portrait for Murder"

WHAS 11-CBS Louisville
7:45 Cactus Cartoons
8:00 Captain Kangaroo
8:45 CBS News
9:00 For Love or Money
9:30 Play Your Hunch
10:00 Arthur Godfrey
10:30 Top Dollar
11:00 Love of Life
11:30 Search for Tomorrow
11:45 Guiding Light
noon Farm Newsreel
12:15 Midday Roundup
12:30 As the World Turns
1:00 Jimmy Dean (guest Anita Bryant)
1:30 House Party (Art interviews a group of 9-yr-old kids)
2:00 Big Payoff
2:30 Verdict is Yours
3:00 Brighter Day
3:15 Secret Storm
3:30 Edge of Night
4:00 T-Bar-V Ranch
4:30 Movie "The Purple Heart"
5:45 News
6:00 Small Talk (Phyllis Knight)
6:15 CBS News
6:30 Your Hit Parade (guests are instrumental combo the Dukes of Dixieland)
7:00 Trackdown
7:30 Jackie Gleason
8:00 Hayloft Hoedown
8:30 Highway Patrol
9:00 Lineup "The Winner-Takes-Nothing Case"
9:30 Person to Person (interviews with singer Pat Suzuki and Fuller Brush Co. founder A.C. Fuller)
10:00 Susie
10:30 News/Weather/Sports
11:00 Movie "Les Miserables"

WKRC 12-CBS Cincinnati
7:30 Skipper Ryle
8:00 Captain Kangaroo
8:45 News
8:55 Romper Room
10:00 Edge of Night
10:30 Play Your Hunch
11:00 Arthur Godfrey
11:30 Top Dollar
noon Love of Life
12:30 Search for Tomorrow
12:45 Guiding Light
1:00 Mr. District Attorney
1:30 As the World Turns
2:00 Jimmy Dean
2:30 House Party
3:00 Big Payoff
3:30 Verdict is Yours
4:00 Brighter Day
4:15 Secret Storm
4:30 Movie "The House of Rothschild"
6:15 News/Weather/Sports
6:30 Boots & Saddles
7:00 Death Valley Days "Perilous Cargo"
7:30 Your Hit Parade
8:00 Trackdown
8:30 Jackie Gleason
9:00 Phil Silvers "Bilko and the Chaplain"
9:30 Lux Playhouse "Coney Island Winter"
10:00 Lineup "The Winner-Takes-Nothing Case"
10:30 Person to Person
11:00 News/Weather/Sports
11:15 Movies "International Squadron"/"Shoot First"

WFIE 14-NBC Evansville
6:30 TBA
7:00 Today
9:00 Dough Re Mi
9:30 Treasure Hunt
10:00 Price is Right
10:30 Concentration
11:00 Tic Tac Dough
11:30 It Could Be You
noon News (Jack McLean)
12:10 Just for Fun
12:15 Mr. Adams & Eve
1:00 Truth or Consequences (c)
1:30 Haggis Baggis (c)
2:00 Today is Ours
2:30 From These Roots
3:00 Queen for a Day
3:30 County Fair
4:00 Our Miss Brooks
4:30 Uncle Dudley
5:00 Cliff Hanger
5:30 Science Fiction Theater
6:00 News/Weather/Sports
6:15 NBC News
6:30 Buckskin
7:00 Ellery Queen "Death Likes It Hot" (c)
8:00 M Squad "The Sitters"
8:30 Thin Man "The Human Bomb"
9:00 Boxing: DeJohn v Besmanoff
9:45 Photo Show (Wichser)
10:00 News/Weather/Sports
10:15 Jack Paar

WLEX 18-NBC/ABC Lexington
7:00 Today
9:00 Comedy Time
9:45 Film Features
10:00 Dough Re Mi
10:30 Treasure Hunt
11:00 Price is Right
11:30 Concentration
noon Tic Tac Dough
12:30 It Could Be You
1:00 Betty Maxwell
1:30 TBA
2:00 Truth or Consequences (c)
2:30 Haggis Baggis (c)
3:00 Today is Ours
3:30 From These Roots
4:00 Queen for a Day
4:30 County Fair
5:00 Kids Comedy Corner
5:30 Bluegrass Personalities
5:45 Musical Varieties
6:00 News/Weather/Sports
6:10 Livestock Report
6:30 Musical Varieities
6:40 Tobacco Market Reports
6:45 NBC News
7:00 Whirlybirds
7:30 Flight
8:00 Walt Disney "Elfego-Lawman or Gunman"
9:00 M Squad "The Sitters"
9:30 Tennessee Ernie Ford
10:00 Boxing: DeJohn v Besmanoff
10:45 Fight Beat
11:00 News/Weather/Sports
11:15 Jack Paar

WKYT 27-CBS Lexington
8:00 Captain Kangaroo
8:45 News
8:55 Romper Room (did 27 pick up an OTA feed from 12?)
10:00 Cartoon Corner
10:30 Play Your Hunch
11:00 Arthur Godfrey
11:30 Cartoon Corner
noon Love of Life
12:30 Movie "Black Legion"
2:00 Jimmy Dean
2:30 House Party
3:00 Top Plays
3:30 Verdict is Yours
4:00 For the Ladies
4:30 Movie "The House of Rothschild"
6:15 News/Weather/Sports
6:30 TV Hour of Stars "Portrait for Murder"
7:30 Errol Flynn
8:00 Movie "The Great Lie"
9:00 Phil Silvers "Bilko and the Chaplain"
9:30 All Star Theater "Appointment with Destiny"
10:00 State Trooper "Black Leaper"
10:30 Mr. District Attorney
11:00 News/Weather/Sports
11:15 Movies "International Squadron"/"Shoot First"

WEHT 50-CBS Evansville
7:30 Spanky's Show
8:00 Captain Kangaroo
8:45 Spanky's Show
9:00 For Love or Money
9:30 Play Your Hunch
10:00 Arthur Godfrey
10:30 Top Dollar
11:00 Love of Life
11:30 Search for Tomorrow
11:45 Guiding Light
noon Lunchtoons
12:30 As the World Turns
1:00 Jimmy Dean
1:30 House Party
2:00 Big Payoff
2:30 Verdict is Yours
3:00 Brighter Day
3:15 Secret Storm
3:30 Edge of Night
4:00 Spanky's Show
5:00 Mr. Skeeter's Gang
5:30 Brave Eagle
6:00 News/Weather/Sports
6:15 CBS News
6:30 Your Hit Parade
7:00 Trackdown
7:30 Jackie Gleason
8:00 Phil Silvers "Bilko and the Chaplain"
8:30 Silent Service "The Nautilus Story"
9:00 Lineup "The Winner-Takes-Nothing Case"
9:30 Person to Person
10:00 News/Weather/Sports
10:15 Movie "Three Steps North"

 

[bpatrick]

Very possible that Ch. 27 could have picked up a feed from Ch. 12,
since both were owned by Taft Broadcasting at the time. I think they
also moved to ABC (along with sister station WBRC Birmingham) about
the same time in the early '60s.

I noticed "County Fair." That show, hosted by Bert Parks and announced
by Kenny Williams (Bob Quigley was one of the show's producers and would
make Williams the "voice" of most of his and Merrill Heatter's shows in the '60s
and '70s), had a regular feature in which a celebrity guest would literally try
to punch his/her way out of a paper bag using boxing gloves. In Arthur Shulman
and Roger Youman's "How Sweet It Was" there's a picture of Frank Gifford about
to attempt the stunt; he failed. One day a prop caught fire and injured a contestant;
there were some tasteless jokes about the show's being renamed "County Flare."
The show was one of several failed attempts by NBC to compete with "American
Bandstand" on ABC and "Edge Of Night" on CBS; the next would be a Goodson-Todman
show, "Split Personality," hosted by a fine panelist but not-so-great an emcee, Tom Poston
(I don't think Poston ever gave the appearance of being in charge, having been a second
banana to Steve Allen and, later, to Bob Newhart).

BTW, "County Fair" began as a radio show in the 1940s; its hosts included Win Elliot and
Jack Bailey. I've never heard the radio show but since Bailey was a onetime carnival
barker, he should have been perfect for a show like this.

 

[wbhist]

BTW, "County Fair" began as a radio show in the 1940s; its hosts included Win Elliot and
Jack Bailey. I've never heard the radio show but since Bailey was a onetime carnival
barker, he should have been perfect for a show like this.

Alas, 'tis a shame that Bailey was hosting Queen for a Day at this point . . .

 

[bpatrick]

I also notice this is the era of ABC's "Operation Daybreak," its
first attempt at a full daytime schedule. The results were mixed.
One of the shows, "Chance For Romance" with John Cameron Swayze hosting a
"Dating Game" forerunner, would have its last broadcast the
following Friday. Dick Van Dyke's game show "Mother's Day"
ended on January 2, 1959. Peter Lind Hayes' show lasted until April 10,
1959 (he was more successful subbing for Arthur Godfrey),
as did Liberace's.

OTOH, "Beat The Clock" (taken from CBS) lasted until 1961; the daily
version of "American Bandstand" until 1963 (and the weekly until 1987,
plus a couple more years in syndication and on USA); "Who Do You Trust?" until
1963; "Day In Court" until 1965.

It would be almost five years before ABC launched a full-fledged soap,
and it looks like it will be the network's last: "General Hospital."

And as for Jack Bailey: since he wasn't available Bert Parks made an acceptable
carnival barker; he was certainly loud enough. My dad was in a restaurant in
Atlanta one night back in the '70s or '80s and still tells me he could hear Parks
holding court in an adjacent room, his voice audible all over the place.

 

[John-Summers]

Interesting that the ABC affiliate in Cincinnati didn't clear American Bandstand, opting instead to run something called "The Bean." A local show perhaps? Why else would they not run one of the most popular shows on ABC's schedule?

One ABC affiliate that never aired Bandstand was WJZ in Baltimore. They had their own local dance party show (the Buddy Deane Show) which aired for two hours every afternoon and on Saturday too, and was the inspiration for John Waters' "Hairspray." Mentioning Bandstand in Baltimore will just get you a quizical stare.

 

[bpatrick]

Interesting that the ABC affiliate in Cincinnati didn't clear American Bandstand, opting instead to run something called "The Bean." A local show perhaps? Why else would they not run one of the most popular shows on ABC's schedule?

One ABC affiliate that never aired Bandstand was WJZ in Baltimore. They had their own local dance party show (the Buddy Deane Show) which aired for two hours every afternoon and on Saturday too, and was the inspiration for John Waters' "Hairspray." Mentioning Bandstand in Baltimore will just get you a quizical stare.

I can only assume that WCPO was locked into "The Bean" when "Bandstand" started ("The Bean" was indeed a local kids' show, but not being from Cincinnati I can't tell you anything about it; I post Kentucky listings--although not this time--only because I'm interested in Louisville). "Bandstand" did begin airing in Cincinnati sometime in 1959, when WCPO was still the ABC affiliate.

I suppose with their own local dance party, Baltimore viewers wouldn't have cared for "Bandstand," even when it originated just up the road in Philadelphia. But couldn't people in the Baltimore area who wanted to watch Dick Clark have done so on WMAL/WJLA?

 

[radiorob2.0]

A correction.....

Marcia Yockey actually started with WFIE the day they signed on. She moved to Channel 7 and remained there until around 1971 before moving back to WFIE where she spent the rest of her career.

 

[Bluenoser]

A correction.....

Marcia Yockey actually started with WFIE the day they signed on. She moved to Channel 7 and remained there until around 1971 before moving back to WFIE where she spent the rest of her career.

Ah...didn't realize she started with WFIE at their sign-on...I was surprised to see her listed for ch 7, given her long association with ch 14...